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Our own articles and interviews, and our summaries of what the Portuguese press reported on sustainability. The Pulse is the daily edition; this is the lasting entrance — every story on its own page.

What was reported

Food
Lisbon-area culinary congress spotlights Madeira and Morocco
More than 80 speakers, two exclusive Lisbon dinners and a Moroccan masterclass precede the main event in Oeiras.
28 August 2026Lisbon
Food
Ribatejo farmers say Tagus valley still fragile seven months after storm
Farmers in Santarém are still patching flood dikes themselves, with no clarity on who will pay.
27 August 2026Centro
Food
LIPOR to launch three new Nutrimais substrates at AgroSemana
One of the new products drops peat entirely from a substrate meant for everyday gardening use.
26 August 2026NorteLIPOR
Food
Madeira wine harvest processes 515 tonnes of grapes so far
Câmara de Lobos leads the way as Madeira's wine harvest advances with millions in EU support behind it.
26 August 2026Madeira
Food
National organic farming meeting set for Coimbra in September 2026
Producers, researchers and policymakers will gather in Coimbra for three days of debate on organic farming's future.
26 August 2026CentroThe Landscape Farm
Food
EU keeps Portugal's summer crop forecasts despite heat and drought
Sunflowers and maize show heat stress, yet Brussels says the numbers still add up.
25 August 2026
Food
LIPOR to hold seminar on urban gardens and climate change
Gardeners and municipal technicians will spend a morning at Casa do Corim rethinking how urban plots survive a hotter future.
25 August 2026NorteLIPOR
Food
Portugal presents second phase of wild boar study on maize damage
Portugal's wild boar population was estimated at roughly 300,000 animals back in 2022.
25 August 2026LisbonICNF
Food
AJAP head links farming activity to wildfire prevention on TV debate
A TV debate paired a young farmers' leader with a Quercus forestry expert to tackle a year-round problem.
25 August 2026AJAP
Food
Report links healthier soil to less drought and fire risk
A 1% rise in soil organic matter could hold back a quarter of a million litres of water per hectare.
24 August 2026AlentejoHerdade do Freixo do Meio
Food
Passion fruit peel shows anti-inflammatory effects against asthma
A food industry by-product usually discarded showed measurable effects on airway inflammation in lab tests.
22 August 2026Centro
Food
Portugal ties wildfire farm aid to damage assessment speed
Two support schemes, different thresholds and speeds, and one minister ruling out an extension of deadlines.
21 August 2026NorteICNF
Food
Animal feed conference set for Monte Real on 24 September
Industry specialists gather at a spa hotel to tackle a question dividing Europe's livestock sector.
21 August 2026Centro
Food
Algarve fishing group proposes six-week dredge fishing ban
Fishers who won an exceptional exemption from this year's closed season now want a new pause of their own accord.
19 August 2026Algarve
Food
Shepherd's flock returns from Serra da Estrela summer pastures
A shepherd and over 500 animals walk home through the night after almost three months on the mountain.
18 August 2026Centro
Food
Algarve workshop launches regional food security debate cycle
Producers, health bodies and consumer groups gather in Tavira to shape food policy through 2026.
18 August 2026Algarve
Food
Quercus to file EU complaint over Alcácer do Sal citrus project
Almost every voice in a public consultation said no, yet regulators approved the project anyway.
14 August 2026AlentejoZERO
Food
Tangerine plantation approved in protected Alentejo wetland after four attempts
After three rejections, an avocado-turned-tangerine project won approval despite 384 of 387 public objections.
12 August 2026AlentejoGEOTA
Food
Portugal extends climate adaptation strategy and creates PRR agency
A new government body will oversee Portugal's recovery plan execution, while a climate strategy gets a two-year lifeline.
12 August 2026Centro
Food
Portugal extends support deadline for bluetongue-hit farmers
Farmers who vaccinated sheep as late as 30 November can now still claim compensation for bluetongue losses.
11 August 2026AJAP
Food
Douro wine institute submits 2026-2032 sustainability plan to government
A new levy, written grape contracts and limits on vineyard expansion feature among dozens of measures for the Douro.
3 August 2026NorteAJAP
Food
Government extends pesticide applicator licence from 10 to 15 years
An environmental group says the change quietly contradicts the government's own sustainability plan for pesticide use.
3 August 2026ZERO
Food
Algarve rural fund opens €477,500 call for business investment
A rural fund in the eastern Algarve is offering support worth up to €300,000 per project, but not every applicant scores equally.
30 July 2026AlgarveAJAP
Food
Podcast explores circular economy as route to farm digitalisation
Two industry leaders say owning less farm technology could help more farmers use it.
27 July 2026AJAP
Food
NGOs warn forest funds risk being lost again to delays
Some forestry funding applications in Portugal have waited nearly a year for a decision meant to take 60 days.
23 July 2026ZERO
Food
New irrigation network for Xévora inaugurated in Campo Maior
A long-awaited water network went live in Campo Maior, fed by a dam completed 25 years ago.
22 July 2026Alentejo
Food
Azores farmers reject folding POSEI into national budget
Azorean farming leaders warned MEPs visiting São Miguel that a proposed change to EU aid could be catastrophic for the islands.
21 July 2026Azores
Food
Portugal wastes €25 million a year in nutrients sent to landfill
While fertiliser imports cost Portugal €335 million a year, tonnes of usable nutrients are quietly buried or burned instead.
21 July 2026ZERO
Food
Portugal to invest €129 million in Mira river irrigation by 2030
AdP AQUA's president predicts courts, not engineers, will decide the fate of Portugal's dams.
17 July 2026AlentejoICNF
Food
AJAP calls on firms to join women's leadership training project
A fully funded programme wants companies to nominate women for leadership training, with a deadline just weeks away.
16 July 2026AJAP